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No video but here is the story of our successful sale of Honey Run Whiskey and our ornaments on Saturday. Thank you all for your support and thanks to Kris Koenig and the folks at the Golden Beaver Distillery and Karin Willhoit and her band of Christmas elves. Our ornaments may be wooden but our hearts are not. They are full of gratitude to you all for helping the Honey Run Covered Bridge to rise out of the ashes. For more info go to Rebuild Honey Run Covered Bridge and The Honey Run Covered Bridge recommended page on Facebook and at hrcoveredbridge.com.- HRCBA Board of Directors

The E-R announcement for the Honey Run Whiskey

The Holidays bring a very special opportunities to support the rebuilding of the Honey Run Covered Bridge. As part of the month-long celebration of their grand ...opening in Chico, Golden Beaver Distillery has partnered up with Olivarez Honey Bees, Chico Honey, Leavell’s Painting and Deer Creek Broadcasting to donate a special bottling of honey-flavored whiskey with all of the proceeds benefiting the Honey Run Bridge rebuilding project. Honey Run Honey Flavored Whiskey starts out as a straight bourbon with a 21% rye mash bill then all-natural, raw Northern California Wildflower Honey is blended to give it a hint of sweetness. This smooth, flavorful whiskey is sure to bring cheer to your holiday celebrations or gift giving and you will be helping to rebuild the Honey Run Covered Bridge. Curbside sales will be held on December 12th, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm outside the Golden Beaver Distillery at 13464 Browns Valley Road, off Twin Oaks and Cohasset Rd, on the right as you approach Chico Municipal Airport. Price is $50.00 per bottle. All sales revenue will be donated to Rebuild the iconic Honey Run Covered Bridge which was destroyed in the 2018 Camp Fire. Curbside means you stay in your car and you drive through to purchase using your credit and debit card only. No cash sales will be offered. Social distancing, gloves and masks will be worn by sales staff in compliance to public health care regulations. Come early while supplies last. Thank you Kris Koenig See more

The HRCBA would like to wish everyone a safe and Happy Thanksgiving.

Ebay items have been listed! This is your chance to get your hands on one, two, three or four of our little squares! Especially for our out of town supporters a...nd those who can not make local sales. https://www.ebay.com/itm/174522213538 LOCALS: FYI our next sale will be Dec 5th. Please note, I will be listing six extra special charred pieces as well this week that will start at $50 each. Each one will be listed seperately. The goal with this special group is to really amplify the amount we are able to raise with this year's ornament fundraiser. If you have your heart set on a charred piece, keep your eye out for these auctions. Pamela Kopping, Janet Franklin Rebecca-Jason Clark, Sherril Spruance Stephens, Adrienne Barham,Karen Emerson Hayzlett, Melissa Laman-Flud, Jan Loporchio, Erle Eliza, Melinda A Sanderson, Rebecca Abbot, Lauren Dixon. See more

Well, today, Friday October 30 was a big day. Coming on to the second year anniversary of the Camp Fire, the HRCBA can show you some of what we have accomplished.

Thank you Dan Evers from Rainforest Art Project Chico for helping me with step 2 of our 2020 bridge ornaments. Thanks for teaching me how to use the band saw an...d chop saw. You’re a wonderful teacher and I can’t wait to roam around your shop that is brimming with creative energy again. The ornaments are taking shape. See more

The Honey Run Covered Bridge Association (HRCBA) will be having our monthly meeting at the Bridge Park at 5pm on Thursday, October 29 in the picnic table area. ... We will be nominating interested parties to become HRCBA Board Officers and Members. Currently, we have vacancies for Board Secretary and a Board Director. Eligibility for being an HRCBA Board Officer or Director requires you have shown interest by volunteering time and effort to the goals of the HRCBA and/or attended meetings for a year. This requirement can be waived if a majority of current Board Members agree to do so to fill a vacancy. If you are interested in becoming a member of the HRCBA Board of Directors and/or would like to volunteer your time to help us achieve our goals, or you would simply like to see what being a member is all about, we welcome you to attend this meeting. Board terms are for one year and require regular attendance at our monthly meetings over that period of time. Come help us rebuild the Honey Run Covered Bridge and redesign the Bridge Park. Bring a chair so we can all follow social distancing guidelines. We are a 501 (c) 3 charity and we follow all guidelines set by the California Attorney General's Office. See more

Direct donations reminder: https://hrcoveredbridge.org/donate Thank you!

I was just down at the Bridge around lunchtime to see the progress. A concrete anamoly has been fixed and they are preparing for the new abutments by removing ...part of the old ones. Thanks to Lenny Wallin of Mathews Concrete (also a Campfire survivor), Dave Lamont of Sacramento Drilling and Q&D foreman Garrett Johnson. See ya next week when the bolts arrive. See more

Progress continues on Phase 1 of Honey Run Covered Bridge Rebuild. Here are current photos including yours truly at the symbolic groundbreaking ceremony last w...eek. In the foreground is the twisted remains of the gate on the far side of the Bridge. Other photos show construction of the pillars. Many thanks to Q&D Construction and Sacramento Drilling. Although community generosity has been abundant, we are still short of funds to cover Phase 1 costs. Donations are welcome at hrcoveredbridge.org or at P. O. Box 5201, Chico, CA. 95927. Since the Honey Run Covered Bridge Association is a 501c3 nonprofit, donations are tax deductible. See more

Building the pillars. Once the hole has been drilled, a sleeve is placed over the hole. The cage is placed into the sleeve. Slurry is pumped into the sleeve ...to keep the inside of the hole from collapsing. The concrete truck empties its load into the concrete pump which sends it down into the hole. Since the concrete is twice as dense as the slurry in the hole, it pushes the slurry up to the top of the hole. The hole is now filled with concrete and the slurry is pumped up to the black truck which takes the used slurry off-site. Thus, no waste goes into Butte Creek. Thanks to Matthews Concrete, Bob’ Concrete Pumping, Garret’s Q&D Crew, Sacramento Drilling, Danny Butler of Maxim Crane, our engineer extroadinaire Max Katt and project manager Chris Souder from Chico State Construction Management Program, and our slurry pumper and driver, Roger Faddis. See more

The best explanation for this issue. Rebuilding the Bridge has never been about the HRCBA. It is about helping the citizens of Butte County. We are rebuilding and the county gets $3.44 million to boot for equipment and infrastructure. We call this a true win-win situation.

Building the foundation and the abutments. Work on the pillars starts next week. We want to especially thank Mathews Concrete for donating the concrete to our cause. All photos by Chico State Construction Management Student/Point Man Jacob Hill.

The process in a photo array